Saturday, June 14, 2008

Phillies-Cardinals Vegas Betting Odds

The St. Louis Cardinals will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Saturday when they take on the Philadelphia Phillies at Busch Stadium.

The Phillies will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Adam Eaton in this game. Eaton has a 2-3 record and a 4.62 ERA this season.

Starting this game for the Cardinals will be Kyle Lohse. The righthander has a 3.92 ERA to go along with a 7-2 record this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 105-moneyline favorites versus the Phillies, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

The Phillies scored nine runs in the fourth inning on Friday, as they routed the Cardinals 20-2. The Phillies won the game as -115 favorites, while the 22 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9.5).

Ryan Howard belted two home runs and finished with five RBIs for the Phillies. Chase Utley, Geoff Jenkins and Carlos Ruiz each had three RBIs in the win. Kyle Kendrick allowed two runs off eight hits over seven innings for the victory.

Skip Schumaker and Troy Glaus drove in the runs for the Cardinals, who were +105 underdogs. Todd Wellemeyer was rocked for eight runs in 3 1-3 innings in the loss.

Current streak:
Philadelphia has won 2 straight games.
St. Louis has lost 2 straight games.

Team records:
Philadelphia:
41-28 SU
St.
Louis: 40-29 SU

Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing St. Louis are 8-2
After playing St. Louis are 6-4
After a win are 7-3

St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Philadelphia are 3-7
After playing Philadelphia are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
Philadelphia is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Philadelphia is 14-4 SU in its last 18 games
Philadelphia is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing St. Louis
Philadelphia is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
St. Louis is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing Philadelphia
St. Louis is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

Next up:
St. Louis home to Philadelphia, Sunday, June 15

 

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